Best $500 Gaming PC

Dayyan Hashmi · Sep 23, 2014

Hi, I`m looking to build a computer for around $500. I am only going to be gaming and I don`t need a case, OS or a Mouse and Keyboard/

Because0789 · Sep 23, 2014

This is the build I came up with http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nBvxTW

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card ($170.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $497.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 18:25 EDT-0400

You can install a certain bios on that motherboard to overclock the G3258 and that is the most GPU power I can squeeze in.

Dayyan Hashmi · Sep 23, 2014

Thanks, this build looks good. Will I be able to play Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs on at least Medium to High with No AA.

Because0789 · Sep 23, 2014

Here is an article about using that motherboard( and a few others) to overclock http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

plywrlw · Sep 23, 2014

I'll just throw in an AMD build as they can be a decent option for low budgets. The gpu is very close to the "x" version and although slower in single threaded tasks, the six cores of the fx6300 can be useful in games that like many cores like BF4 or Watchdogs. You can overclock a little bit with the hyper tx3 but if you plan on overclocking a lot I'd suggest something like a hyper 212 evo or a clc like the seidon 120.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.01 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $501.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 18:41 EDT-0400

Dayyan Hashmi · Sep 23, 2014

Thanks, I`ll keep this build in mine. Also Thank you for the link to the article about the Overclocking guide.

Because0789 · Sep 23, 2014

If this is gaming and you are willing to spend that much on the CPU(at this level games are much more GPU bound) then an i3 would be better than the FX 6300 for gaming purposes. Also people always forget that it is actually 3 modules with 2 integer cores and a bunch of shared resources which is why Intel's single core performance blows them out of the water.

plywrlw · Sep 24, 2014

I'd say it depends on whether the OP is going to overclock, at stock the i3 is on par with the 6300 but if the 6300 is overclocked I think it's a better budget option.

The g3258 build is a great stopgap option if the OP has plans to upgrade to an i5 or i7 in the future

Because0789 · Sep 24, 2014

plywrlw :

That is a great point that I forgot to mention.

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